Аудирование EXERCISES

Exercise 1. Give the English equivalents:

давайте уйдём за Великую стену и займёмся торговлей; доход был немалый; наняли одного человека; они отдали письмо путнику; я собираюсь уезжать в Гучыне и зайду за ответом; он увидел на воротах траурный знак; слезами горю не оплакивать; в письме был перепутан всего один иероглиф.

Exercise 2. Answer the questions:

1) Where did the old man and his son want to go?
2) What did they tell their relatives?
3) Their relatives liked the idea of going behind the Great Wall, didn’t they?
4) What was their trade like?
5) What did the man who was writing the letter mix up?
6) Who gave an answer to the relatives?
7) Why did the traveler not enter their house when he came for the answer?
8) Who actually died?
9) Where did the son and his father go after they’d known about their relatives?
10) Why did the son think his wife had died?

Exercise 1. Give the English equivalents:

1) Давайте уйдём за Великую стену и займёмся торговлей. - Let's go beyond the Great Wall and engage in trade.
2) Доход был немалый. - The income was significant.
3) Наняли одного человека. - They hired one person.
4) Они отдали письмо путнику. - They gave the letter to the traveler.
5) Я собираюсь уезжать в Гучыне и зайду за ответом. - I am planning to leave for Guchina and will stop by for the answer.
6) Он увидел на воротах траурный знак. - He saw a mourning sign on the gate.
7) Слезами горю не оплакивать. - Don't mourn the grief with tears.
8) В письме был перепутан всего один иероглиф. - Only one hieroglyph was mistakenly mixed up in the letter.

Exercise 2. Answer the questions:

1) Where did the old man and his son want to go?
- The old man and his son wanted to go beyond the Great Wall.

2) What did they tell their relatives?
- They told their relatives about their plan to go beyond the Great Wall and engage in trade.

3) Their relatives liked the idea of going behind the Great Wall, didn’t they?
- Yes, their relatives liked the idea of going behind the Great Wall.

4) What was their trade like?
- Their trade was prosperous, as their income was significant.

5) What did the man who was writing the letter mix up?
- The man who was writing the letter mistakenly mixed up one hieroglyph.

6) Who gave an answer to the relatives?
- The traveler gave an answer to the relatives.

7) Why did the traveler not enter their house when he came for the answer?
- The traveler did not enter their house when he came for the answer because he saw a mourning sign on the gate.

8) Who actually died?
- It is not mentioned in the exercise who actually died.

9) Where did the son and his father go after they’d known about their relatives?
- After they had known about their relatives, the son and his father went to Guchina.

10) Why did the son think his wife had died?
- There is no information provided in the exercise about the son thinking his wife had died.